Feeler



Oct. 6, 1931. FQF. SCHMANSKA 1,326,637

: FEELER FiledSept. 20, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 EPA/M F ScHMA NJKA INVENTOR ATTORNEY Oct. 6, 1931. F. F. SCHMANSKA FEELER Filed Sept. 20, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTOR NEY WITNBS:

Oct. 6, 1931; F. F. SCHMANSKA FEELER Filed Sept. 20, 1930 '4 Sheets-Sheet 4 ATTORNEY Patented oa. 6,1931

FRANK, r, SCHMANSKA, or nunmneron,

T OFFICE;

VERMONT FEELER v Application filedlSeptember'20, 1930; serial 1%. 433,314.]

L i This invention relatestoa feeler'for looms,

rality of parts from detector made by the Crompton & Knowles cost, increasing labor. The loom the general'object oftheinvention being to provide means which will eliminate a pluthe multiple wire filling Loom Works, of Worchester, Mass, thereby reducing the cost of the loom and the repair production and reducing will operate a bobbin which is not provided rasive hooks to make the change from an empty bobbin toa fullbobbin in one operation.

pointed out in the appended claims;

This invention also consists in certain other features'of constructionand in the combinathe accompanying drawings and specificall In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote l ke or corresponding parts throughout the-several adjusting screw at views,-a-nd in which:

Jmade 1n accordancewith this invention;

Figure-1 is a top' plan View ofa feeler Figure 2 is a similar View, but'with the ,detector moved along an empty bobbin.

Figure '3is a sideelevati'on.

Figure'4'is a detail view showing how the the tail end ofthef detector pushes one abrasive hook into engagement with the other hook.

' qFigure 6 is asectionon line 6-6 of Fig Flgure 5 is a viewof the body and cap part of the device separated,

ure 5.

' 7 Figure 7 is a section on line 7-7 of Fig- 'ure'5. 7 1 cvFigure 9 is a section on line9r' 9 of F ig ure 5.

Figure 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Figure 5. s

' In-these drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the feeler stand and the numeral 2 indicates the body of the feeler device and 3 the cap thereof, these parts being adjustably connected with the standby the bolt 4 which passes through theelongatedslot 5 in the parts2 and 3 and a-slot6 in the stand. The

with holes and hold the ab- 7 I i [The forward end the 1 said hook to engage vcause the abrasive action. During this rock- .piart hasa rectangular recess 7 for receivving a. similar shaped enlargement 8 on the butfis preferably formed with a fibre end 14 having the toothed extremity 15 forengaging the filling on the bobbin A. The right angular intermediate ortion 16 of the detectorhas' a; projection l thereon which is en gaged by a spring 18 fitting in the aligning grooves 19 in the cap and body, with one f end of the spring bore 20 formed in the enlargement 8 of the cap set screw 21 closes the end of this borei'and acts as adjusting means for the spring. :The tail of the detector is formed with a notch 22 for receiving a stop pin 23 on the, slide and the extremity of the tail is curved outwardly and'has a threaded hole therein to freceive a held in adjusted position by the nut 25.

of the. slide is bent upwardly at rightangles, as shown at 26, and

, thisen'dha's'a threaded hole therein to receive a: set screw 27 which carries a cross piece 28 at its inner end, this cross piece being adapted'to beengaged by. the arm 29 formed on the transferrer lever of the machine; The

purpose'of-this' construction is to move the has'a transferring movement. I

j Thusjit willbelseen that as long as the bobbin contains thread or yarn,"thedetector 12 and the slide 10 willsimplybe moved by slide forwardly whenever the transferrerarm the movement of the lay without rocking the detector lever on its pivot, due to the relation; between the intermediate part 6 of the lever, the, pivot ,13 when the bobbin is empty, the teeth 15 of the lever, engaging the empty bobbin, will cause ever to rock on its pivot so that the adjustable member 24 on the tail of the lever will be pressed against the hook 30 and cause the hook 31 and thus ingmovement of the lever 12, the slide 10 passing through a 7 set screw 24c which' is v and the spring 18, but V parts ,provided that such changes hin v a the scope of eppended claims.- 7 What I claim is:-{ r

j 1. In a loom, includ'nig a' stand, the trai s-l fel hooks andthe' .armton the transfetrer levefga slide .011 the stanizadetector lever I pivoted to the s'htle, spring means for "h0'1d i iilg one eildof thele etv vegair'1stthe yarn on a: the batman part on the an of the IeVB-hf-ot moving one hook -into engagement with the other when the leyer 1s moveil by anjempty T bobbin we a part on the slideengageoi by thearmofilthe tnansierrer lever for moving Q ,25. the slide andlefvefout of the path off-them:

coming bobbin. 7

.7 2 In aloom, includiog ,a'staIjlag the fer 'h ek andthe arm on the transferrer lever, atslide on t e stand, a detector lever Q to piyoted to the s1i(1e,'spring means for bold: J I

' ingpne end of the lever against the yarn 0'11 thebobbih, a patt on the' tail of the leverfor moving one hook into engagement with the a other when the lever is moved-by anempty bobbin and apart on f'the elideng ged by the arm "on the transterrer' lever for? most.- iii'g the slidexfihdlever out of the paii h inooming'bobbimtfaid part on the, tail .ofthe f lever-belng adjustable and the \arm erggfigir l g =40 part on the slide being'adjustable;

moving one a. In loom, including anatee are; fer hooks and. the/arm o n the trahs'tefrer ver, a slidejonthe stand, adetectorf icer piyoted to the slide, spring m iiDSjfO h lding oneend of the lever-against the yarn on he Q tobbimja'PfiItion the til' time level for 7 other when the lever is moved'by afterhpty bobbinand a 'piutonthexslide .eqgagefl fby the arm on thettanfierner leyertfonpmoyipg thesligle and lever ou'tof the path of the 1n'-' coming bobhin5,said parton the tail Of the I levef'heihg eclipse-able. and the arm enga gthe bobbin engaging end'oi thev feelet teyerhaving teeth thereon v v V ,Intestimony whereofl aflix my signature.

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